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smoulder
[ smohl-der ]
smoulder
/ ˈsməʊldə /
verb
- to burn slowly without flame, usually emitting smoke
- (esp of anger, etc) to exist in a suppressed or half-suppressed state
- to have strong repressed or half repressed feelings, esp anger
noun
- dense smoke, as from a smouldering fire
- a smouldering fire
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Other Words From
- un·smoulder·ing adjective
- un·smoulder·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of smoulder1
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Example Sentences
The moon was like a wonderful white lantern in the purple sky; there was but a smoulder of stars.
It was strewn in a zigzag line, was lighted at one end, and allowed to smoulder away to the other.
Quite large logs could be slipped in and they would lie there and smoulder, lasting sometimes all night.
Guillaume told me that he had known fires to smoulder on in grassy glens for weeks together.
We lit our fire against its side, so that it soon began to smoulder and gave out a great heat.
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